Definitions of solidness
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the consistency of a solid
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synonyms:
solidity
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Antonyms:
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porosity, porousness
the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
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compactness
the consistency of a compact solid
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impermeability, impermeableness
the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
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denseness, density
the amount per unit size
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retention, retentiveness, retentivity
the power of retaining liquid
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nonabsorbency
the property of not being absorbent
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body, consistence, consistency, eubstance
the property of holding together and retaining its shape
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porosity, porousness
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the quality of being substantial or having substance
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synonyms:
substantiality, substantialness
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insubstantiality
lacking substance or reality
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type of:
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corporality, corporeality, materiality, physicalness
the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
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insubstantiality
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the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
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synonyms:
solid, solid state
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state, state of matter
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
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state, state of matter
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the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally“the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope”
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synonyms:
solidity
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dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness
the quality of being dependable or reliable
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dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness
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